1. Tribal Colleges & Universities (TCU ’ S) Exploring Faculty Collegiality Exploring Faculty Collegiality Nora Antoine

2. My Positionality

6. My interest in collegiality stems from:

7. Research underpinnings Research needs to be…of value to other TCU faculty and to other TCUs Research needs to be…of value to other TCU faculty and to other TCUs

8. Why collegiality matters… Just recently GOOGLE employees made national headlines because of the high rate of happiness… Fulfilling relationships are valuable … Just recently GOOGLE employees made national headlines because of the high rate of happiness… Fulfilling relationships are valuable …

9. Why this research is important TCUs are very important to their Native communities: Value of Native culture, history and language Student access to educational opportunities Economic and intellectual contributions TCUs are very important to their Native communities: Value of Native culture, history and language Student access to educational opportunities Economic and intellectual contributions

10. Gap in the literature In a recent dissertation query, of the 120 dissertations about TCUs, only a handful were about faculty Of those few about faculty NONE ADDRESSED COLLEGIALITY In a recent dissertation query, of the 120 dissertations about TCUs, only a handful were about faculty Of those few about faculty NONE ADDRESSED COLLEGIALITY

11. CONSTRUCTS OF COLLEGIALITY: CRR, ILA & ILB influences

12. COLLEGIALITY CONSTRUCT #1 JOB SATISFACTION

13. COLLEGIALITY CONSTRUCT #2 IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATIONS

14. COLLEGIALITY CONSTRUCT #3 Relationships & Mentoring

15. Research methodology There are hundreds of ways to approach any research endeavor...how does one decide?

16. Qualitative orientation

17. Focus groups

18. IRB COMPONENTS RESEARCH PROTOCAL ETHICS APPLICATIONS PARTICIPANT SELECTION PROCESS LETTERS OF CONSENT CONFIDENTIALITY VS AUTONOMY LOCATION RESEARCH PROTOCAL ETHICS APPLICATIONS PARTICIPANT SELECTION PROCESS LETTERS OF CONSENT CONFIDENTIALITY VS AUTONOMY LOCATION

20. PILOT STUDY…IRB PROCESS

21. Rolling survey 2 page survey results will be shared with faculty from other TCUs What are their insights regarding: Similarities Differences Surprises Challenging notions Ideas opportunities 2 page survey results will be shared with faculty from other TCUs What are their insights regarding: Similarities Differences Surprises Challenging notions Ideas opportunities

22. conclusions Positionality – transparency Introduction to TCUs and TCU Faculty Literature Review Methodology Next Steps Positionality – transparency Introduction to TCUs and TCU Faculty Literature Review Methodology Next Steps

23. Pilamaya ye